According to the EDPS, the use of Pegasus could lead to “unprecedented levels of interference … in the most intimate aspects of our daily lives” and “banning and distributing spyware using Pegasus capabilities in the European Union would be the most effective option to protect our fundamental rights and freedoms.” “Not only should the use of this technology be at the center of the debate over tools like Pegasus, but the importance we place on the right to privacy must also be attached.”

The European LUdowa Party organized on February 10 this year. A public hearing in the European Parliament on the “Pegasus spyware scandal and its impact on democracy in the European Union”. The meeting participants concluded that the misuse of spyware is not a Polish and Hungarian problem, but a European and global problem.

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Israel has come under global pressure over allegations that some foreign puppet governments have abused Pegasus to spy on human rights activists, journalists, and politicians.

NSO Group, the manufacturer of Pegasus, said it could not confirm or deny existing or potential Pegasus customers. He said he did not operate the system after it was sold to government customers, and was not in any way involved in its operation.

An investigation published last year by 17 media organizations led by the Paris-based non-profit group Forbidden Stories found that spyware had been used in successful attempts and hacks into smartphones owned by journalists, government officials and rights activists on a global scale. .

There is also a Polish thread. In December 2021, the Associated Press and CItizen think tank revealed the use of Pegasus against Poles. So far, the list of victims includes: Roman Gertich, Ewa Warzosek (the attorney general who wanted to verify the legitimacy of the envelope elections), the leader of the AGROunia movement, Michało Kudzijczak, and Senator KO Krzysztof Brejza.

Source: PIAP, Reuters